Murder at the Galvez

“A no nonsense, tightly crafted page turner with laugh-out-loud moments.”

— Dan Andriacco, author of “No Place Like Holmes”

“Murder at the Galvez is sheer fun! I adored this whodunit from start to finish, partly because of the exotic setting of a historic hotel on Gulf Coast island, partly because of the quirky characters and light-hearted tone, but mostly because of the spunky, indomitable spirit of its heroine, Sydney Lockhart. Kaska takes us on a breath-holding, page-turning thrill ride.” — Saralyn Richard, award-winning author of the Detective Parrott mystery series and A Murder of Principal

“With the tenacity of a terrier and her hilarious antics to solve murders, Sydney Lockhart will whisk you away on a vintage sleuthing ride to Galveston, Texas. Murder at the Galvez has a smidge of romance, a dash of curiosity and a whole lot of snooping makes this historic hotel series funny and original. Never a dull moment, with rollicking scenes that will entice you until the very end, The Sydney Lockhart Series is witty, engaging, and a perfect cozy mystery read.”  —Minette Lauren, author of the Hot Magnolia series.

“Murder at the Galvez” is the third book in Kaska’s mystery series involving landmark hotels, and her heroine, Sydney Lockhart. The cast of characters, are so well developed, they became fast friends with this reader, in the first two books of the series. The release of the “Galvez”, is a long awaited reunion and does not disappoint! The favorite characters return with the same gusto and manage to bring even more energy, drama and yes, laughter. Sydney Lockhart, who takes pride in her almost ferocious independence, manages to juggle friends, relatives, dysfunctional parents, and her job as a newspaper reporter/ingenue...with ease while others drop dead around her. Even though each mystery series is neatly wrapped up and brought to a close, one mystery remains; will Sydney get her man? Let me just say maybe. Maybe not.

This is the third in the series of , the Sydney Lockhart mysteries. Wacky. Zany. They are some of the words to describe this group of people in these books. Sydney , tall, redheaded and always in the middle of a crisis ridden problem. Ruth her cousin, short, rich and very clothes conscious. The fun of having all the mysteries set in the 1950’s and at a posh hotel is even more inviting. Sydney and Ruth also bring along their wacky family members to complete the story. A love interest for Sydney in Dixon a policeman met in book one is an added bonus. A real fun , easy read. — Michael P. Starring

Kaska really knows how to write a good mystery! You will fall in love with her characters, setting and delicious humor. —Patricia Bloom

Kathleen Kaska is the author of the awarding-winning mystery series: the Sydney Lockhart Mystery Series set in the 1950s and the Kate Caraway Animal-Rights Mystery Series. Her first two Lockhart mysteries, Murder at the Arlington and Murder at the Luther, were selected as bonus books for the Pulpwood Queen Book Group, the country’s largest book group. She also writes mystery trivia. The Sherlock Holmes Quiz Book was published by Rowman & Littlefield. Her Holmes short story, “The Adventure at Old Basingstoke,” appears in Sherlock Holmes of Baking Street, a Belanger Books anthology. She is the founder of The Dogs in the Nighttime, the Sherlock Holmes Society of Anacortes, Washington, a scion of The Baker Street Irregulars.